Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1887-08-18
CITY COUNCIL.
The Electric Light Bids Opened
Last Night.

The Electric Light Bids Opened
Last Night.
At a special meeting OF the city coun-
Gil called last evening in pursuance OF
call of the mayor, to consider the matter
Of electric lights for the city, all naem-
bers we're present except Aldermen Sell
vidge, Mayer Graham in the chair.
Before orening bios Aldermen Watson
q bas,s fer determining which
is the lowest bid be made, and 'e3ered 81
.rasolutiop that such be established 'onI
the basis of ten arc lights for'dlty, twen-'
ty for .ptivate use, and 400 insandescent
lights fer private use.
The mayor thought tha't1aore- lamps
for city use, both present and futnre,
should be considered in thissbasis.
Mr. Klaus, q bidder, desired to be
heard. He Thought the city was only to
regulate cost Of city lamps; aprivate iadi-
vidssals their cwn lamps. He thought a
consamer should be aiAcwed to get a
grsater nunber at less rate if possible.
Mr.. Hewitt thought sene regulation
should be made for the bsGefit of private
consumers, and said a sGlaXinum rate
should be set for ore light; any fallow-
ing number of lights to a5e ARRANGED for
by private consumers
Mr.. Rose believed in guarding rights
of consumes in tie franchise.
Mr.. Augustus Hsight thought that in
un exclusive franchise q rate s2soIld be
fixed.
The resolution Was, after discussion
changed toread that bids be considered
ION the laasis of 100 inoandescent lights,
at a maximum price, and 300 at the re-
siuced rates. Resolution was adopted
fEsy llnaalnGus vote
Bids wege then opened from tnh Edison
Electric Light companv, which I'D as fol-
lows:
Arc lights at IS cents per night, OF
| @12775 PEI year; ln,aandescent aS5 cent
lg,er hour.
+ They recommended 25-candAe powes,
incandeseent for city lights, and would
! furnish 5oxty unit. 1870 p. m. for $o0O
per year.
I A. Kla77s. & Co. agreed to fnxlish the
Sperry aye and Ediaon inca2descent
Lamps foz the franchise, as advertised, az
follows:
Eight 2Q0o-candla power, $95per year
each light Each additional light at $50
per wear. Incandeseent- 3O-cana4e pow
e,, for supplemental street Lighting $3.50
maximum sate.
Two tholeand candle power arcs, fol
pGvate use,at - cents per hour maxi
mum price
Sixteen anl 3O-candle power ineandes-
cants, for hotels, etc, at 15 and 3 cents
per hour, or$1.75 and &a5O per month.
Each additional at same price.
Sixteen and 30 candle power .inesndes.
cents, for private residences, at IL and ]
cents per hour, or $1.75 .snd $3.50 pei
hour. Each additional atssame price
Plant to be rut up in accordance with
the rules of the New York board OF un'
derwnters. Sixteen candle power lamps
will be sold to Individuals at ST.; 32-ean'
die power for $l75, each guaranteed to
4 last for 1000 hour; Amingtoa Sims en-
gine to be used.
From l.. B. D,ssstine, bid Was received
as follow:
One hundred and twenty-toar dollars
and fifty cents for arcs, or tWenIy-Lhfee
ineandescents, of y32-candle power, for
$500 per year.
One hundred and fifteen dollars, maxi
mum price, for each additional 2OD0-can-
die power are light.
Thirty-two dollars maximum price per
annum for 30candle power incapdes-
cents for supplemental street lighting.
Ninety-tive dollars maximum price per
year for 2OOO-eandle power for private
use.
Incandescent lamps for &c per hour
for 16, and 1l1c cent for 32-eandle power,
and at same rates per month for stores,
hotels, etc.
On the basis of the above resolution,
Mr.. Durstines bid was considered the
lowest, but as no company was specified.
the council concluded to adjourn until
the 18th, to further consider the matter.